| Kristian Jaksch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1994-10-07)7 October 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 12,2012 national draft | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013–2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 7 (2) | |
| 2015–2017 | Carlton | 7 (1) | |
| Total | 14 (3) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kristian Jaksch (born 7 October 1994) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theGreater Western Sydney Giants andCarlton Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He was a versatile key position player who could play both in the forward line and as a defender.[1] He played for theOakleigh Chargers in theTAC Cup before being drafted byGreater Western Sydney with pick 12 in the2012 national draft.[2] In 2014 he was traded toCarlton,[3] and at the end of the 2017 season he was delisted after playing just 14 AFL games in 5 seasons.[4]
Jaksch was previously a student atCarey Baptist Grammar School[5] and played for most of his childhood as a forward.[1] In 2012 he played in theTAC Cup for theOakleigh Chargers as a defender, and he was selected with the twelfth in the2012 AFL draft by Greater Western Sydney.[2]
Jaksch had a knee injury early in 2013 which limited his opportunities,[6] and he made his debut in round 22 againstRichmond, the team he grew up supporting.[7] Hekicked a goal with his first kick. In October 2014, Jaksch was traded toCarlton.[3]
In his first pre-season at Carlton, Jaksch injured his left foot, causing him to miss out on two months of training.[8] He returned to training in February,[9] but after making his debut for Carlton in round 1, 2015 againstRichmond, he suffered two broken ribs which sidelined him again.[10] His injury troubles continued when he injured his ankle later in the season.[11] For the rest of his career, Jaksch mostly played for Carlton's VFL side theNorthern Blues. In a match against theCasey in 2017 he kicked 5 goals in a 55-point win.[12] Jaksch was delisted by Carlton at the end of the 2017 season.[4]
Jaksch was known as a key position player who could play either in the forward line or as a key defender.[3] He started his career as a forward, but began to also play as a defender when he was playing in theTAC Cup, showing versatility which helped him to get drafted as a first round pick. He was also a strong mark overhead.[1]
Statistics are correct to end of the 2017 season[13]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 2015 | Carlton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 26 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | Carlton | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Carlton | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 14 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 42 | 131 | 49 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | ||